Nabeel Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 There's a very good condition '92 ES300 (7/92 build date) manual on ebay right now, about a 3.5 hour drive away from where I live. Black/Black, looks to be in great condition from the pics. Leather, moonroof, cd canger, etc. 99K miles. Unfortunately for me, buying it is not a possibility unless I sell my current car, which will be hard to do, since there is only 4-5 days until the auction ends. Anyway, since there cars are hard to come by, I just thought I'd let you all know, in case anyone is looking for a manual ES300. The car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 If I am right there were only 250 of these made??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Posted April 3, 2003 Author Share Posted April 3, 2003 Hmmm....I'm pretty sure there were more than 250, but maybe not by much. I remember when the ES300 made its debut in 1992, the people at Lexus predicted that 98 percent of the cars would be sold with an automatic. I believe they sold about 30,000 cars that first year, here in the USA. That means they projected about 600 would be a manual. However, it is my understanding that Lexus dropped the manual option after 1993 because of lack of sales. if that is true, then perhaps the number of cars sold was even less than the ~600/year they expected. Another thing, nearly all the manuals I see are '92 models. I really don't see that many '93s. Either way, it is quite a rare car, and this example looks to be particularly nice. Alas, unless i can miraculously sell my car within 4 days, it isn't going to be mine! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeta Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 lol nice find nabeel, but i'm nowhere near there. my parents would have gotten a manual ES, but my mom doesn't know 100% how to drive one, and my dad thinks of it as a hassle. i personally would've liked it, since they're so hard to come by. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 I'm in the "manual is a hassle" school too ;) If you really are interested in the car Nabeel, talk to the guy in email. A lot of times if they think you're really serious they'll take the car off the market while you wait, might take a deposit of a few hundred dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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